gabirai

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish gavilán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡabiɾai̯/ [ɡa.β̞i.ɾai̯]
• Rhymes: -iɾai̯, -ai̯
• Hyphenation: ga‧bi‧rai

Noun

gabirai anim

1. (Southern) sparrowhawk

   Synonym: belatz (Northern)

Declension

Declension of gabirai (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	gabirai	gabiraia	gabiraiak	gabiraiok
ergative	gabiraik	gabiraiak	gabiraiek	gabiraiok
dative	gabirairi	gabiraiari	gabiraiei	gabiraioi
genitive	gabirairen	gabiraiaren	gabiraien	gabiraion
comitative	gabirairekin	gabiraiarekin	gabiraiekin	gabiraiokin
causative	gabirairengatik	gabiraiarengatik	gabiraiengatik	gabiraiongatik
benefactive	gabirairentzat	gabiraiarentzat	gabiraientzat	gabiraiontzat
instrumental	gabiraiz	gabiraiaz	gabiraiez	gabiraiotaz
inessive	gabirairengan	gabiraiarengan	gabiraiengan	gabiraiongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	gabirairengana	gabiraiarengana	gabiraiengana	gabiraiongana
terminative	gabirairenganaino	gabiraiarenganaino	gabiraienganaino	gabiraionganaino
directive	gabirairenganantz	gabiraiarenganantz	gabiraienganantz	gabiraionganantz
destinative	gabirairenganako	gabiraiarenganako	gabiraienganako	gabiraionganako
ablative	gabirairengandik	gabiraiarengandik	gabiraiengandik	gabiraiongandik
partitive	gabirairik	—	—	—
prolative	gabiraitzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “gabirai”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “gabirai”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005